STOKE
stage
the
prestigious
Pride
of
the
Potteries
Individual
meeting
at
Loomer
Road
on
Sunday
at
3pm,
where
sixteen
riders
take
to
the
track
in
order
to
win
the
coveted
trophy.
Former
Stoke
rider
Ben
Barker
who
joined
Coventry
in
the
Elite
League
heads
the
line
up
along
with
Belle
Vue’s
James
Wright
and
Elite
League
championship
winner
Nicolai
Klindt
along
with
former
Reading
rider
Sam
Simota.
Coventry’s
American
Ricky
Wells
who
was
close
to
signing
for
the
Potters
at
the
beginning
of
this
season
makes
his
first
appearance
in a
competitive
meeting
at
Chesterton
circuit.
Premier
League
Riders
Champion
Ricky
Ashworth
who
always
goes
well
around
the
Loomer
Road
bowl
heads
the
Premier
contingent
in
the
line
up
the
Tigers
number
one
has
had
a
good
season
with
Sheffield
this
season
having
taken
over
the
number
one
race
jacket
this
season
as
he
replaced
Andre
Compton.
Birmingham’s
Richard
Sweetman
who
has
been
in
good
form
of
late
for
the
Brummies
with
a
string
of
high
scores
which
saw
Birmingham
reach
the
Premier
League
end
of
season
promotion
play
off’s.
Former
Mildenhall
and
Somerset
rider
Henning
Loof
makes
his
first
appearance
of
the
season
at
Stoke
while
former
Stoke
Spitfires
skipper
Luke
Priest
takes
his
place
alongside
this
seasons
Stoke
number
eight
Gareth
Isherwood
who
has
spent
the
season
on
loan
at
National
League
outfit
Buxton.
The
Potters
charge
for
the
title
is
led
by
number
one
Jason
Bunyan
and
skipper
Lee
Complin
who
will
both
be
looking
to
finish
the
season
off
with
a
victory
in
the
individual
meeting.
Tom
P
Madsen,
Jesper
Kristiansen
and
Klaus
Jakobsen
will
also
be
looking
to
end
the
season
on a
high
and
also
make
sure
they
impress
promoter
Dave
Tattum
with
a
view
to a
team
place
for
next
season.
Dave
Tattum
said
“I
feel
this
is a
decent
field
that
will
entertain
the
public
and
put
on a
good
show.
They
are
all
racers
and
capable
of
lifting
the
trophy.
I
expect
that
Jason
and
Lee
will
be
in
the
mix
for
the
Potters
and
I
know
they
will
face
a
stiff
challenge
from
Ben,
James,
Nicolai
and
not
forgetting
the
two
Ricky’s
(Wells
and
Ashworth)
who
may
well
be
in
the
mix
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
To
be
honest
I
cannot
really
pick
a
winner
out
of
that
bunch
and
I’m
sure
it
will
be a
great
meeting
for
the
supporters
with
several
riders
in
contention
for
the
title.”
Former
Stoke,
Crewe
and
Ellesmere
Port
rider
John
Jackson
will
make
the
presentations
at
the
meeting.
Line
up
in
Riding
Order:
Jesper
Kristiansen
(Stoke),
Gareth
Isherwood
(Buxton/Stoke),
Ricky
Wells
(Coventry),
Jason
Bunyan
(Stoke),
Ben
Barker
(Coventry),
Ricky
Ashworth
(Sheffield),
Sam
Simota
(Unattached),
Jari
Makinen
(Somerset),
James
Wright
(Belle
Vue),
Klaus
Jakobsen
(Stoke),
Luke
Priest
(Mildenhall),
Tom
P
Madsen
(Stoke),
Lee
Complin
(Stoke),
Nicolai
Klindt
(Wolverhampton),
Henning
Loof
(Unattached),
Richard
Sweetman
(Birmingham)
Reserve:
Jonathan
Bethell
